My wagess were being garnished for student loans and now I am unemployeed. Is there a way to keep my state taxes?

[rjkrau11]

I knew that the IRS was going to take all my taxes this year, and I was ok with that until I lost my job. Now that have all my information together to finish my State taxes I am wondering if there is anyway to keep my State refund? And if possible, can I get my Fed. refund back? 

[jerry2000 · Accepted solution]

There is no way to get your federal refund back. If your debt has been turned over to your state for collection, there is no way to protect that.